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Mr Morton's Barmy Book of Bonkers Bits: The Thing That Became Nothing
Tommy’s dad wanted them to have a thing. A proper father and son thing. The only problem was that every hobby Tommy tried, football, skateboarding, guitar, chess, birdwatching, origami, was quickly taken over by Dad’s enthusiasm, expertise and far too much equipment. Soon nothing Tommy liked was left untouched.
Mr Morton's Barmy Book of Bonkers Bits: The Thing That Became Nothing
Tommy’s dad wanted them to have a thing. A proper father and son thing. The only problem was that every hobby Tommy tried, football, skateboarding, guitar, chess, birdwatching, origami, was quickly taken over by Dad’s enthusiasm, expertise and far too much equipment. Soon nothing Tommy liked was left untouched.
Then came an idea. If Dad ruined everything Tommy liked, maybe Tommy could like what Dad liked. What followed was the Great Interest War. Whiteboards, corkboards, timelines, PowerPoints about PowerPoints and a feedback loop of love and lunacy transformed the house into a labyrinth of obsession.
Finally, utterly exhausted, they collapsed together on the sofa. No projects. No expertise. No need to explain anything. Just together. Every Saturday. Sofa. Rubbish telly. Nothing. Just them.
Runtime: Approximately 12 minutes
Theme: Being together matters more than doing things together
Join Shaun Morton for this warm, whimsical story of family, chaos and finding the joy in doing nothing together. Listen now and see how sometimes the simplest thing can be the most important thing.
Discover more wonderfully bonkers stories at MrMortonsBarmyBook.com.
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This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.
Listen to episode one hereMr Morton's Barmy Book of Bonkers Bits: The Thing That Became Nothing
Tommy’s dad wanted them to have a thing. A proper father and son thing. The only problem was that every hobby Tommy tried, football, skateboarding, guitar, chess, birdwatching, origami, was quickly taken over by Dad’s enthusiasm, expertise and far too much equipment. Soon nothing Tommy liked was left untouched.
Then came an idea. If Dad ruined everything Tommy liked, maybe Tommy could like what Dad liked. What followed was the Great Interest War. Whiteboards, corkboards, timelines, PowerPoints about PowerPoints and a feedback loop of love and lunacy transformed the house into a labyrinth of obsession.
Finally, utterly exhausted, they collapsed together on the sofa. No projects. No expertise. No need to explain anything. Just together. Every Saturday. Sofa. Rubbish telly. Nothing. Just them.
Runtime: Approximately 12 minutes
Theme: Being together matters more than doing things together
Join Shaun Morton for this warm, whimsical story of family, chaos and finding the joy in doing nothing together. Listen now and see how sometimes the simplest thing can be the most important thing.
Discover more wonderfully bonkers stories at MrMortonsBarmyBook.com.
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